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Femtosecond laser direct writing of compact Tm:YLF waveguide lasers

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OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
Volume 167, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2023.109786

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Waveguide lasers; Thulium lasers; Femtosecond laser direct writing; Q-switched lasers

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Waveguide lasers with compact packages have gained significant interest in recent years due to the development of integrated photonics and demand for miniaturized photonic devices. This study utilizes femtosecond laser direct writing (FsLDW) technology to fabricate cladding waveguides in Tm:YLF crystal. A low-threshold waveguide laser at 1877 nm is achieved using a Ti:sapphire laser pump at 779 nm. In addition, a pulsed Q-switched Tm:YLF waveguide laser is demonstrated by employing a Bi2Se3-based saturable absorber (SA) element. The experimental results highlight the potential of Tm:YLF and FsLDW in constructing compact mid-infrared lasers.
Waveguide lasers with compact packages have attracted great interest in recent years due to the rapid development of integrated photonics and the urgent demand for miniaturized photonic devices. In this work, we fabricate cladding waveguides in Tm:YLF crystal by femtosecond laser direct writing (FsLDW) technology. Pumped by Ti:sapphire laser at 779 nm, we achieve a low-threshold waveguide laser at 1877 nm. By further employing a Bi2Se3-based saturable absorber (SA) element, a pulsed Q-switched Tm:YLF waveguide laser is demonstrated. The experimental results achieved in this work show the great potential of Tm:YLF and FsLDW in the construction of mid-infrared lasers with compact designs.

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